L-fuconate dehydratase
| L-fuconate dehydratase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 4.2.1.68 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 37292-84-5 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme L-fuconate dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.68) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- L-fuconate 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate + H2O
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-fuconate hydro-lyase (2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate-forming). This enzyme is also called L-fuconate hydro-lyase.
References
- Yuen R, Schachter H (1972). "L-Fucose metabolism in mammals. I. Port liver L-fuconate hydro-lyase". Can. J. Biochem. 50 (7): 798–806. doi:10.1139/o72-111. PMID 5050937.